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How is atypical viral pneumonia characterized?

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-patchy inflammatory changes in the lungs, largely confined to the alveolar septa and interstitium and mononuclear cell infiltrates in alveolar walls

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Is consolidation a common finding of viral pneumonia?

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No

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Are white cell counts elevated in viral pneumonia

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Moderately

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Nearly all viruses that cause pneumonia can also cause ____

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URTIs

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What is the most common cause of RT infection that results in physician visits and hospitalizations in the U.S.?

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Influenza

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Describe Influenza

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Helical, enveloped single stranded negative sense linear RNA virus

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What are the major virulence determinants of Influenza?

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  • Hemagglutinin (promotes viral entry)
  • Neuraminidase
  • M2 ion channel
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What does Neuraminidase do?

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cleaves neuraminic acid to release progeny virus from the infected cell and degrades the protective layer of mucus in the RT (2 types - N1, N2)

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Which type of Influenza is responsible for pandemics and epidemics?

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What causes Influenza epidemics?

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-Antigenic drift

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What is antigenic drift?

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spontaneous mutations in the viral genome as it replicates results in new viral strains

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What causes Influenza pandemics?

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antigenic shift

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What is antigenic shift?

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Occurs when both HA and NA genes are replaces through reassortment with animal influenza viruses

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How is Influenza transmitted?

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airway respiratory droplets

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How is Influenza treated?

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Pseltamivir or Zanamivir

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What are the complications of Influenza?

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  • Secondary viral or bacterial pneumonia

- Reye’s syndrome

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What patient populations are at risk for secondary viral or bacterial pneumonia?

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  • young/elderly
  • chronic disease patients
  • immunosuppressed
  • pregnant
  • obese
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What nationality is at risk for secondary viral or bacterial pneumonia?

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Native Americans or Alaskans

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What is Reye’s syndrome characterized by?

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encephalopathy and liver degeneration (aspirin is a cause)

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Vaccine for Influenza

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  • Trivalent or quadrivalent
  • everyone 6 months or older
  • protection lasts 6 months
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Prophylaxis for Influenza

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Oseltamivir

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) belongs to what family?

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Paramyxovirus

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Describe RSV

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pleomorphic, enveloped, negative-sense single stranded, linear RNA

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RSV is the most important cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in what patients?

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How is RSV transmitted?
- Respiratory droplets - Direct contact of contaminated hands with nose or mouth - Community outbreaks every winter
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Infection of RSV in infants typically involves what part of the RT?
lower
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How does RSV present?
- persistent cough - wheezing - FEVER - tachypnea - hypoxemia
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Describe infection of RSV in adults
typical URT (lasts 4-5 days and self-limiting)
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How is RSV diagnosed?
- Rt-PCR on nasal swab | - Rapid antigen test on nasal swab or washings
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How is RSV treated?
- supportive care (hydration, albuterol, and O2) | - Inhaled Ribavirin (not for children)
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Prophylaxis of RSV in premature infants?
Palvizumab (monoclonal Ab against F protein)
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Complications of RSV?
- apnea and respiratory failure in preemies, less than 12 weeks of age, CV disease) - development of asthma
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Describe adenovirus
non-enveloped, double stranded, linear DNA virus
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How is adenovirus transmitted?
aerosol droplets, fecal-oral, or direct inoculation
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What are some diseases that adenovirus can cause?
- pneumonia - URTI - febrile pharyngitis - conjunctivitis (pink eye) - hemorrhagic cystitits - gastroenteritis in -2 yoa
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How is adenovirus infection treated?
supportive (self-limited)
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What is the vaccine for adenovirus?
-live PO enteric-coated vaccines against serotypes 4 and 7 for military recruits
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Sequelae of adenovirus?
bronchiectasis or bronchiolitis obliterans
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Describe parainfluenza virus structure
enveloped single stranded linear non-segmented RNA virus of the paramyoxiviridae family
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Virulency determinants of parainfluenza virus
- F (fusion) protein | - HN (hemagglutinin/neuraminidase)
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How is parainfluenza virus transmitted?
respiratory droplets
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There are four kinda of PIV. Which types can cause croup?
only 1,2, and 3 (but only 2-3% progress to croup)
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hPIV3 can cause what diseases?
pneumonia and bronciolitis
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hPIV4 can cause what disease?
mild respiratory illness (common cold)
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Croup (aka laryngotracheaobronchitis) is characterized by what?
-seal-like, barking cough caused by inflammation around the larynx, trachea, and bronchi - fever, sore throat - stridor - rhinorrhea
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What is stridor?
harsh vibrating noise when breathing caused by obstructions/inflammation of the larynx
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T or F. Re-infection of PIV is common
T.
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What is a 'steeple sign'?
inflection of the trachea in stridor caused by inflammation
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Human metapneumovirus is indistinguishable from what?
RSV
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Describe SARS
coronavirus family-enveloped single stranded positive sense RNA virus common in Asia
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What are the possible reservoirs of SARS?
masked palm civet | horseshoe bat
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How does SARS present
- fever/chills - rigors - headache - dyspnea and hypoxemia - nonproductive cough
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CBC findings of SARS?
leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
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CXR of SARS
bilateral peripheral infiltrates common usually in middle or lower lung zones
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How is MERS transmitted?
human to human
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Clinical presentation of MERS
- severe illness with pNA and ARDS, some with AKI - hemoptysis - abdominal pain - sore throat, fever, chills, SOB

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